Ethnicities in Iran

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Iran hosts a variety of different ethnicities and languages. In Iranian society, there is a prevalent sense of social cohesion in which the various ethnic groups of the country, including the Lurs, Mazandaranis, Kurds, Azerbaijanis, Balochs, Gilaks, Arabs, Semnanis, Talysh etc, are not considered minorities, but are instead regarded as integral parts of the majority of the Iranian population and identity, with the lingua franca in the country among groups being Persian. Non-Persians account for just over half of Iran's population, many of whom maintain distinct ethnic, linguistic, and cultural identities that distinguish them from the Persian population. The majority of the population of Iran, approximately 80%, consists of Iranian peoples. The largest groups in this category include Persians, mostly referred to as Fars (who form 47% of the Iranian population) and Kurds (who form 17% of the Iranian population), with other communities including Semnanis, Larestanis, Gilakis, Laks, Mazandaranis...

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